Corset.



C. PETERSEN.

- consu. APPLICATION FILED IIAYIB. |911 Patented Ap1x23, 1918.

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This. linen i911. relates fe Geraete. aad! it has for, lts. @hisse te. maid im. imm-Tease; markwest tluehlmsr @sepia secr para :l partl of corsets of various le"4- s, fpr sup, porting ll e abdpminahand, pgligl; o5? of 111e wearer, and which ass`1tsiii` pr desirable tasl'lionabl ',lines. 'Elie litgreoi" the device is such tliat lt'tends-tgprjog Le an erect posture andgjracefgl careiggghoilding all organs in norma primren, preventing prolapsus and shortening and strengthnme. penduleus muscles, elaine falacia ptosis, back-ache and other injurious re; sults following.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a front view of a corset provided with the improvement;

Fig. 2 is a plan of one of the parts of the supporter removed corset;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a corset of the t pe which is laced at the back, showingi t e manner of adjusting the supporter. an

Figs. 4 and 5 are cations.

In Fig. l a laced-in-the-front corset is shown, and the device is most easily applied to a corset of this type. The corset is lndi cated at 6, the front lacings at 7, and the at 8, of ordinary or suitable ieces or om the details in plan of modiconstruction.

The attachment in one form comprises two similar sections or ieces of material, preferably rather heavy, lndicated at 9. At the front end each piece has a row of eyelets 10 and at the lower front corner a depending tab 21 with a button 11. At the lower rear corner is a backwardly extending tab or flap 12, inclined downwardly, and having a button 13, near the rear end. The upper edge of the piece may be cut straight across as shown at 14. The lower edge between the tabs 21 and 12 is cut on a curve, as indicated at 15. Laces 20 connect the two front ends of the sections, being passed through the eyelets 10, and by means of gte@ sahaaaaahmramabe#dwaal ,et piers-r lessi l. e i

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In the use of the device the corset is first placed on the wearer and the thigh straps connected. Then by tightening the laces 20 the attachment is drawn up or under the lower part of the abdomen, and acts to lift and support the same. After this the corset can be closed and adjusted as desired, and the attachment resists any tendency of the corset to force the abdomen down to an unhealthy or uncomfortable position, and enables the corset to be drawn tighter around the hips than would otherwise be the case. In the use of the device with the corset which is laced at the back, the attachment may be drawn up after the corset is closed, by pulling the strings 2O and tying the same outside.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the attachment consists of four pieces, two for each side, a front piece 30 and a rear piece 31. hese pieces are sewed opposite each other to the inside of the corset, to occupy the same relative position and perform the same functions, as the single piece 9, the front piece 30 having the tab-21 and button 11 and the rear piece 31 having the tab 12 and button 13, to which the thigh straps 17 are connected as above described, and` for the same purpose.

In Fig. 5, the attachment, instead of being made in separate pieces as above described, is madeintegral with sections of the corset. That is, each of one of the front pieces 32, of the corset is provided with a front extension piece 30 and a rear extension piece 3l, having buttons 11 and 13 as above described, and for the same purpose. These extension pieces are cut from the same piece of material as the front section 32, and when the front piece is set into the corset, as a part thereof, the extension vpieces form flaps on the inside, hanging loosely, and adapted to be connected by laces 20 for the purpose above described.

The invention is not limited to the particular forms herein shown and described, but various other modifications are possible within the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a corset, of an abdominal supporter comprising two side pieces attached intermediate their ends to the inside of the corset at the sides thereof, both ends of each of the said side pieces being free from the corset, adjustable connections between the front ends of said pieces, and a thigh strap connecting the front and rear ends of each piece.

2. The combination with a corset, of an abdominal supporter comprising two elongated side pieces attached between their ends to the interior of the corset at the sides thereof, each side piece having tabs at their front and rear lower corners, thigh straps connected to said tabs, and connections between the front ends of said pieces, above the front tabs.

3. A supporting corset having a side part forming a section of the corset side and secured in Xed relation to the other sections thereof, said part being provided with iaps at its front and rear edges, on the inside of the corset, for the purpose stated.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Mns. CHRISTINE PETERSEN.

Witnesses:

KAREN I). ROLLERT, I. H. SNYDER.

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